MARIE AND PIERRE CURIE

BACKGROUND

• Born in Warsaw, Poland on November 7th, 1867
• Marie first women to win Nobel Prize
• Pierre was killed by being run over by a horse-carriage
• First women to teach Sorbonne Elementary School

RADIUM AND POLONIUM

• Advancement innovative refined techniques of elements
• Mineral called pitchblende, released powerful source of energy
• Radioactivity considered as one of the storngest forces of nature

LEGACY

• Spent much time in the library or lab to fix her wrong doings
• Introduced whole new elements to world
• She was first women to change science

WORKS CITED

• Textbook
• Csnmonitor.com
• Infoplease.com
• PBS.org